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On the recordMay 12, 1966
I am asking each of you personally to do whatever is necessary to insure that in your department or agency:--orders for supplies, materials, and equipment are kept to the minimum needed to carry on essential, approved programs.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Memorandum on June Buying by Federal Agencies.

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